A Naperville man has been charged with stealing from his employer, an Islamic organization, by secretly putting his wife on the payroll, according to DuPage County authorities.

Inam Rahim, 58, of the 1700 block of Conan Doyle Road, has been charged with stealing more than $200,000 from the Islamic Foundation, which operates a mosque and school in Villa Park, State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced Monday.

Authorities say that Rahim, who was the foundation’s director of business and finance, put his wife on the organization’s payroll without authorization and over a two-year period, she was issued checks totaling $212,000. The foundation discovered the discrepancy during a payroll review and brought the matter to police.

“Internal white collar crimes can at times be very difficult to unearth,” Berlin said. “Defendants have gained their victim’s trust, are usually familiar with their victim’s finances and therefore know how to cover their tracks.”

Rahim, who had worked at the foundation 12 years, was charged with one count of theft over $100,000, a class 1 felony punishable by up to four to 15 years in prison. He is due to appear June 4 for arraignment.